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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 369 · 40 questions
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Creator's tip (How to arrange it): Contrast = strong differences; alignment = lined-up edges; repetition = the same styles again. Proximity = related things close together; balance = even visual weight. Hierarchy = the most important thing biggest and first.

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  1. 1.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  3. 3.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) related items grouped (d) one border on all pages
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) dark text on light paper
  8. 8.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  9. 9.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) one border on all pages
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) both halves feel equal (d) matching heading styles
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  16. 16.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  21. 21.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
  22. 22.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  23. 23.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  26. 26.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  30. 30.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  33. 33.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) captions on a grid (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  37. 37.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) contact details together

Answer key

  1. contrast
  2. white words on black
  3. True
  4. left edges lined up
  5. balance
  6. caption close to photo
  7. dark text on light paper
  8. the title is the largest
  9. False
  10. repetition
  11. one border on all pages
  12. pictures in a neat line
  13. both halves feel equal
  14. repetition
  15. left edges lined up
  16. related items grouped
  17. matching heading styles
  18. repetition
  19. alignment
  20. balance
  21. caption close to photo
  22. black text on yellow
  23. True
  24. False
  25. white words on black
  26. True
  27. False
  28. True
  29. hierarchy
  30. alignment
  31. contrast
  32. alignment
  33. one border on all pages
  34. a bright button on grey
  35. proximity
  36. both halves feel equal
  37. False
  38. False
  39. alignment
  40. the title is the largest

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